Award

SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding

HULL CITY COUNCIL

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Award

11 Dec 2024 at 09:16

Summary of the contracting process

Hull City Council is undertaking a procurement process to address SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) sufficiency needs, specifically for Resource Bases and SEN Units. The contract, valued at approximately £2,280,000, falls under the special education services category (CPV code 80340000). This service agreement complies with the High Needs Funding Operational Guidance issued by the Education & Skills Funding Agency. The contract’s duration is from 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2026, with an option to extend annually for up to three additional years. This procurement was completed through a direct award without prior publication, based on Government Guidance, ensuring compliance with Hull City Council's contract procedure rules.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialised in providing educational services and resources for children with special educational needs. The procurement caters to organisations capable of delivering high-standard educational support as per statutory requirements. Large educational trusts, such as Venn Academy Trust, Constellation Academy Trust, Horizon Academy Trust, Hull Collaborative Academy Trust, Thrive Academy Trust, and Humber Education Trust, have already secured contracts. Businesses looking to expand their portfolio in the educational sector or those experienced in managing special education units would be well-suited to compete for such opportunities in future tenders.

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Notice Title

SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding

Notice Description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has entered into Service Level Agreements to provide provision of SEN Units/Resource Bases at levels in line with the latest requirements stated by the 'High Needs Funding Operational Guidance', which is published annually by the Education & Skills Funding Agency. The agreements were awarded on a direct award basis as per Government Guidance. The contract is anticipated to commence 1st September 2024 ending by 31st August 2026 with an option to extend for a period or periods of 12 months not to exceed 36 months in total. The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be PS2,280,000 overall.

Lot Information

SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding

Hull City Council (The Authority) has entered into Service Level Agreements to provide provision of SEN Units/Resource Bases at levels in line with the latest requirements stated by the 'High Needs Funding Operational Guidance', which is published annually by the Education & Skills Funding Agency. The agreements were awarded on a direct award basis as per Government Guidance. The contract is anticipated to commence 1st September 2024 ending by 31st August 2026 with an option to extend for a period or periods of 12 months not to exceed 36 months in total. The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be PS2,280,000 overall. The placement cost for each Child is PS10,000 agreed by the school/trust. The Educational Healthcare Plan of each individual child or young person is dependent on the individual needs of the child or young person therefore their pupil premium level may be funded differently in each circumstance. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated contract value may increase depending on the needs of the child or young person.

Options: Option to extend for a period or periods of 12 months not to exceed 36 months in total.

Procurement Information

The funding for these placements comes from the High Needs Block which is provided to local authorities to enable them to meet statutory duties required under the Children and Families Act 2014.The government statutory guidance on High Needs Funding 2023 to 2024 provides that publicly funded and supervised education activity within a national education system does not constitute economic activity, even in cases where tuition fees may be required to support placements. It is confirmed that the service level agreements fall outside of the scope of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, it is still however, best practice to have agreements in place to ensure that the placements are secured and that there are an agreed set of minimum standards in place. The Council will therefore ensure that is achieves best value. The award of the contracts is also compliant with the Council's Contract Procedure Rules. The amounts that are to be paid per place are regulated by the Department for Education and the Council cannot amend these which is also set out in the guidance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c630
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039840-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80340000 - Special education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,630,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Aug 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HULL CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Lucy Pattinson
Contact Email
lucy.pattinson@hullcc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1482615737

Buyer Location

Locality
HULL
Postcode
HU1 2AA
Post Town
Hull
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
Delivery Location
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Local Authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Electoral Ward
St Andrew's & Docklands
Westminster Constituency
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

CONSTELLATION ACADEMY TRUST

HORIZON ACADEMY TRUST

HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST

HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST

THRIVE ACADEMY TRUST

VENN ACADEMY TRUST

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